Google Duplex lets a robot make phone calls for you (The 3:59, Ep. 399)

Coming off Google's landslide of news, we also discuss Google Home's continued conversation and Android P's digital detox settings.

Joan E. Solsman Former Senior Reporter

Joan E. Solsman was CNET's senior media reporter, covering the intersection of entertainment and technology. She's reported from locations spanning from Disneyland to Serbian refugee camps, and she previously wrote for Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal. She bikes to get almost everywhere and has been doored only once.

Expertise Streaming video, film, television and music; virtual, augmented and mixed reality; deep fakes and synthetic media; content moderation and misinformation online Credentials

Three Folio Eddie award wins: 2018 science & technology writing (Cartoon bunnies are hacking your brain), 2021 analysis (Deepfakes' election threat isn't what you'd think) and 2022 culture article (Apple's CODA Takes You Into an Inner World of Sign)

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Joan E. Solsman

May 9, 2018 10:38 a.m. PT

On this podcast, we talk about:

Google's experimental Duplex technology that empowers Assistant to make calls on your behalf to book appointments or make reservations, with a shockingly realistic pattern of speech.
Google Home's new continued conversation setting, which may end the days of parroting "Hey, Google" when you want to keep asking questions.
Android P's measures to help you battle your phone addiction.

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